Delta News
xAI Chooses Southaven for Massive AI Data Center, Creating Hundreds of Jobs
xAI, the American artificial intelligence company founded by Elon Musk, is bringing a transformative data center project to Southaven, marking the largest economic development investment in...
Delta State University students and faculty featured in national botany publication
Delta State University (DSU) celebrates the achievements of its environmental science students and faculty, who coauthored a prominent article in the Fall 2025 issue of the Plant Science...
Kermit the Frog to be featured on Mississippi’s Rose Parade float
By Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune Kermit the Frog will be riding high in the Rose Parade on January 1 in a float sponsored by Visit Mississippi with the theme “Where Creativity...
Sentencing handed down in Mississippi ballot harvesting case
By Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune Bobbie Jean Peoples of Greenwood has been sentenced for Transmission of a Ballot Mailed to Another, according to the Mississippi Attorney General’s...
Yazoo Delta Backwater Flooding
By: Kelley Williams, Chair Bigger Pie Forum Backwater flooding happens when the Mississippi River is higher (about 43’ at Vicksburg) than the Yazoo River and blocks its discharge. It...
Delta Blues Museum to open new exhibit, launches new educational programming on “The River and The Road to the Blues”
In January 2026, Delta Blues Museum will unveil a new collaborative project, "The River and The Road to the Blues," made possible by an FY25 grant received from the Mississippi Delta National...